"Why does buying a house in the Olympia WA area take SO much paperwork?" I get asked this question a LOT - and of course in this day of searching for homes online on a computer, the sheer amount of paper involved in a real estate purchase IS kind of amazing. But buying a house is a VERY comple
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01/07/2011
The news that long time radio announcer, Dick Pust, and local AM station KGY have parted ways feels like the end of an Olympia tradition - and really makes me sad. Long time is no exaggeration - Dick Pust had been at KGY for 51 years! I don't know all of the facts about his departure, but know
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01/06/2011
Once buyers find the right house and are ready to make an offer, this question almost always comes up - "Once I make an offer, how long 'til I can move in?" The short answer is the timing depends on what buyers and sellers agree to, as long as it is enough time for all the necessary steps to g
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01/06/2011
Why are these buyers asking me to pay their closing costs? This is not an uncommon question for sellers to ask when they receive an offer on their home and see that the buyers are asking for their closing costs to be covered by the sellers. Certainly sellers have plenty of their own closing c
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01/05/2011
Should I offer the assessed value amount for this Olympia, WA area home? Buyers often ask me this question, and almost always the answer is no. There are a couple of reasons why I say that. One is a timing issue. Thurston County Assessor's office calculates an assessed value for each home in
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01/04/2011
I wish you all a wonder-full New Year - a 2011 that is full to the brim with wonder for you. A year full of wonder at the unique gifts each season brings us from the first sight of new life popping up in the spring to the plentiful bounty of summer, feeding our eyes as well as our b
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01/01/2011